As a Bohemian Fabric Artist, I often work with repurposed denim. These two denim quilts were made using old denim jeans, shirts, and skirts. I cut them all up into 4 inch squares and followed a pattern for a faux quilt that one of my aunts had made for me years ago. The layers are held together by embroidery floss (my aunt had used yarn) that is tied in little knots every two squares, in the corners. For the backing to the quilts I used sheets, so I purchased a set of standard pillow slips to go with the quilts. I used 80/20 cotton/poly low loft batting in the center. Let me tell you, these are some warm, heavy duty quilts.
In the process of making these, I am happy to have used up virtually all the denim that I've been hauling around in our RV. Now I have space for future projects!
...and our grandson has quilts for his bunk beds that were made with love.
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| Here is a closeup of the denim squares for the topper. You can see the little ties spaced every two blocks. Those hold the layers together. |
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| Here is one of the quilts being modeled on a day bed at my friend's house, before I took them to our grandson's. |
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| Our grandson's room with the quilts I made. |
